Fencepost



A. W. PIGGEE.

FENCEPOST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3l, 1919.

1 ,333,728. Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

^ Andrew Wjyfee i f': Be it lrnownthat'fL ANDRnWf SPIGGEE, Y a citizen'oftheqUnitedaStates,

' residing vat Conway, :in theffcounty of vFaulkner andE State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and/useful and efiicientljmeans for. rmly binding S the 'i 4strands-or mesh of fence'in engagementy YYwith the post. 'ilv production 'ofy af fence 'post wherein kretainlng clips are mounted upon `.thepost and j j the base,

y project through slots.A toengage the strandsl j of wirevortheineshplacedagainstk the-pest; thus permitting the fence `to Y strandsJ or mesh in position. j j Another object ofthis invention :is the f :Y production of a fenceLpostfwhich fconsists l f Lof a metallic body 'sition bas e`,'thebody being so ormed asftov` be secured for holding such provide eiicient f mea vrs curing elements lfixed in engagement* 'with `the drawing, in which y Figure 1 is a 'i f post. .-7

Y' line4 4 of Fig.'1,`looking in the direction s fofthearrows. i .Y j ,V

preferred embodiment of thepres- 40,y entinvention aboutV tube-described, 5 1'n di-V tional view taken on the linei33 ofFigLL` -F ig. 4 isa transverse section taken on the cates in 'general thefbase, which maybe formed of `cement or any other .suitable l 'Y Y plastic material. As isindicated in Figs.

' "45 portion and tapers he retaining -boltsrvhavinghooked ends 7 2 andv 4, the "base 5 is broadest `at' its lower toward its upperportion.

i' Vare carried within the'base, forfthesebol-ts are inserted in the 6 project above the upper surface of thebasej5,ffor

Impr'ovementsfinl Fenceposts-,toffwhich the, following ris a s pecinc'a- Another :obj ectrv .of this inventionrk is 'l through:v it forfse- Vjposite Vend terminates for holding the body in position. One practical formof constructionandr i assembly of the present invention *Wil-libe,v lhereinafter described and'. isfillustratedfin f1Ont elevation of the.f-fence` y 1 i :.then insertedthrough the slots and'y Fig. 2 isvarear elevation ofthe devic'e. l f Fig. fis anV enlarged fragmentary--sec-V Y ward VYdisplacement through the i slots by heads 14 engaging. the inner surface of the plastic Amaterial when the' same is still in themold andbefore-hardenlV 'structure aroundv Y ing. The upper endsv of the bolts metal andi-is inthe form of 'an .angle iron orari-HALE?y To MonroN w.-

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Y body 8 ofY thelfence post is `formed'ofl since-:itis substantially "L-shaped in cross section-,as indicated in'lFig. 45 The 'lower portion Vof the body 8- is split at the angle as'- w indicatedfa't 9, thus v*forming y'iangesQ10, which are `bentl 'at right angles to the body (8 to eXtendiin alhorizontal plane. Theseianges 10 are positioned upon the upper end of the'base '5 and theends ofthe boltsy 6' project through these'fiangesfto carry the re tainingvnuts' y11.`l Accordingly `'it is noted thatfafte'r the nutsjhavebeenapplied flanges will'gbe fixed upon the Ybaseand thus the 7 body s ofthe fence-.post will lbe funny heidi 1n a vertical positiions" indicated in Figs,

f The body'S isproyided with verticalslots -j -12formed`atspaced intervalsapa'rt although in aline'ment with each other' as suggested "in, Y 1 Figs; 1to"f3 inclusiveljv vEach ret'aining'-"clip,

used"`in combination withfeach""slot,"lcom ycompara-tively broad jection 15, this nally threaded,

projection 15 being eXteI?v strands are prises a curved'body-13 havingja substa'nl-f tially triangularand head '14. at one: end thereof, while the .ovp-v; in a` horizontalprof f pQSltiOned upon the ,Outer sur- Y f'aCe 0f 'the body `8 and .extend tranSverselylV across theslots 12'a's shown,4 Theclips- M985?,

pass 's around the strands 16, vItwill be notedfhat i: i' the Vclips will vbe heldfagainstlentire for'- body S 'contlguous to venting this action.`

specifiedV the opposite each clip the'proJection then whereupon the bearing washer screwed on this projection thus holding theY 'i clipl against displacement.

as above specified, it` will form a loop' like Y '-100 j {It will be "noted that vas the clip is retained p the strand holdingi thef' 4` strand betweenthe vfence-post andthe body" su of the clip. It is obvious that'as thenut 18 clip will becswung inwardlybypivoting upon the head 14, while the opposite fend of the vof wire.` l i A,It will be noted from `the foregoing description thatsimple means are provided for efficiently supporting the body upon the Y very simply tion and simpllfythe operation of the strucv ture! although the clips will firmly hold the by the body of the `clip may be drawn ed mi approved form of my invention. I desire it changes in i i the construction, combination ,andarrangement of parts, materlals dimenwhile the clips are constructed plastic base,

to minimize the cost of produc-f strands or mesh uponthc post and-by the adjusting ofthe nuts 1'8 the clips will lbe The foregoing` description and accompanying drawings have reference to 4what ght vbe `considered to be thepreferred or to `be understood-that I inay make such is being drawn rearwardly through the (r engagement sions, et cetera,I as may prove expedient and fall withinthe scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described lmy invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

In combination with a post body having verticalslots therein, a clip for each slot,

each clip comprising a curved body formedfrom a bar ofV material the diameter of which is less than the width of aslot, said clip `beingstruck at one end .to provide a flat head for'bearing upon the inner sur:l

'- ing in a horizontally-.threaded extension,-

and a nut screwed onto theeXtension, wherethi1ough its slot to restrict the spacebetween maybenecessary bythe 'passing of the clip body through the slot, for pivotal movement ofthe clip body upon the head 'and the drawing action ;of the nut upon the remaining end of the elipbod'y. i y y In testimonywhereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses; Y

W. PIGGEE.

t ANDREW fWitnessesz. A. v.

' SETHV. DUNCAN,

n ArRosE.

i the forward Ysurface ofthe post body and the inner surface of the clip body as far as. 

